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Checkpoint for Wednesday 28 March 2012
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Rally held to demand funding for hearing implant
6:53 PM.Profoundly deaf people are petitioning the government to provide more money for cochlear implants, so they can hear. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 March 2012
6:48 PM.A Bay of Plenty family which stole a relation's body from a Christchurch marae four years ago has won the right to appeal a ruling that the taking the body was unlawful; The Maori Language Commission… Read more Audio
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Ghost ship first sign of tsunami debris heading towards US
6:41 PM.A Japanese fishing boat found drifting off the coast of western Canada is being seen as the first major piece of evidence that more than a million tonnes of debris from Japan's tsunami last year is… Read more Audio
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Some DHB's owe staff more than a million hours of leave
6:36 PM.The Canterbury District Health Board owes staff more than a million hours of leave - but says that's not unusual for health boards. Audio
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Sports News for 28 March 2012
6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Tonga questions new King's drive for democracy
6:27 PM.In Tonga, questions have been raised over whether the new King, Tupou the Sixth, will continue with the drive for greater democracy. Audio
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Only one principal in charter school working group
6:24 PM.No teachers and only one current school principal have been appointed to the Government's working group that will introduce a controversial model of schooling to New Zealand. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 March 2012
6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Now more expensive to fly to Dunedin
6:19 PM.The cost of flying into Dunedin will rise on Friday, following on from the airport raising its landing fees by 78 percent. Audio
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Privacy lawyer says Commissioner needs more powers
6:14 PM.An Auckland privacy lawyer says it's troubling the government appears to be dragging the chain on giving the Privacy Commissioner greater powers. Audio
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Greens renewing calls for moratorium on fracking
6:11 PM.The Green Party is renewing calls for a moratorium on the mining practice known as fracking while an official investigation is carried out. Audio
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Labour rails at cost of making MFAT changes
6:07 PM.49 out of 53 of New Zealand's ambassadors, High Commissioners and consul generals have told their chief executive the changes he wants will severely curtail New Zealand's economic and foreign policy… Read more Audio
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No evidence of Treasury alert over deposit guarantee risks
5:55 PM.The Office of the Auditor General says it can find no evidence that Treasury formally notified the Government of the increasing financial risk it faced in the first few months of the Crown's Retail… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 March 2012
5:49 PM.Ruapehu District Council is being criticised by a local iwi for allowing a car rally to go ahead in Tongariro National Park; The Mayor of Ruapehu District Council couldn't be reached for comment; A… Read more Audio
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New, more powerful taser could be rolled as early as this year
5:43 PM.A new taser with double the firepower could be rolled out to frontline police as early as this year. Audio
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Sports News for 28 March 2012
5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Flight diverted after captain forcibly restrained
5:28 PM.A US pilot screaming about a bomb and Al Queda was locked out of the cockpit and restrained by passengers as a commercial flight made an emergency landing in Texas today. Audio
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Civil lawsuit against Megaupload's Kim Dotcom filed in US
5:25 PM.Megaupload's Kim Dotcom is now facing a lawsuit in the United States from two companies. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 March 2012
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Budget of $9.2 million for team making MFAT changes
5:19 PM.49 out of 53 of New Zealand's ambassadors and High Commissioners have told their chief executive the cuts he's proposing will undermine or even destroy the country's goals overseas. Audio
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Reaction to fracking inquiry
5:17 PM.David Robinson's CEO of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association. Audio
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Official investigation into fracking announced
5:13 PM.Ongoing public fears over contaminated water and the threat of earthquakes have been the trigger for an investigation into the controversial mining practice of hyraulic fracturing or fracking. Audio
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More from RNZ's Political Editor
5:11 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards joins us. Audio
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Privacy Commissioner to investigate leak of name to media
5:08 PM.The Privacy Commissioner has expanded her investigation into ACC to find out who leaked the name of ACC claimant Bronwyn Pullar to the media. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 28 March 2012
5:00 PM.The Privacy Commisioner will now investigate how Bronwyn Pullar's name was leaked to the media. New revelations most ambassadors are unhappy about Foreign Affairs cuts. and Civil Action against… Read more Audio